| ACILP |
Australia China Institutional Links Program |
| AGSO |
Australian Geological Survey Organisation (now GA) |
| AGU |
American Geophysical Union |
| AMASE |
Arctic Mars Analogue Svalbard Expedition |
| AMIRA |
Australian Mineral Industry Research Association |
| ANU |
Australian National University |
| APA (I) |
Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry) |
| ARC |
Australian Research Council |
| ARC LIEF |
Australian Research Council Linkage Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities |
| ASAC |
Antarctic Science Advisory Committee |
| CNRS |
French National Research Foundation |
| CRC |
Co-operative Research Centre |
| CSIRO (EM) |
Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (Exploration and Mining) |
| DEST (SII) |
Department of Education, Science and Training (from 2002) (Strategic Infrastructure Initiative) |
| DIATREEM |
Consulting company within MRL |
| (D)VC |
(Deputy) Vice Chancellor |
| EMP |
Electron Microprobe |
| (D)EPS |
(Department of) Earth and Planetary Sciences |
| EURODOC |
The council for postgraduate students and junior researchers in |
| GA |
Geoscience Australia (formerly AGSO) |
| GAU |
Geochemical Analysis Unit (DEPS, Macquarie University) |
| GIS |
Geographic Information System |
| GLITTER |
GEMOC Laser ICPMS Total Trace Element Reduction software |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| HIAF |
Heavy Ion Analytical Facility |
| ICPMS |
Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer |
| iMURS |
International Macquarie University Research Scheme |
| IPRS |
International Postgraduate Research Scholarship |
| JCU |
James Cook University |
| LAM-ICPMS |
Laser Ablation Microprobe - Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer |
| MC-ICPMS |
Multi-Collector ICPMS |
| MOUs |
Memoranda of Understanding |
| MRL |
Macquarie Research Limited |
| MUECRG |
Macquarie University External Collaborative Research Grants |
| MUIPRA |
Macquarie University International Postgraduate Research Award |
| MURAACE |
Macquarie University Research Award for Areas and Centres of Excellence |
| MURIF |
Macquarie University Research Innovation Fund |
| MURDG |
Macquarie University Research Development Grant |
| MURF |
Macquarie University Research Fellowship |
| NERC |
Natural Environment Research Council |
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NSWGS |
New South Wales Geological Survey |
| PIRSA |
Primary Industries and Resources, South Australia |
| RAACE |
Research Areas and Centres of Excellence Postgraduate Scholarships |
| RIBG |
Research Infrastructure Block Grant |
| RSES |
Research School of Earth Sciences at ANU |
| UN'cstle |
University of Newcastle |
| UNE |
University of New England |
| USYD |
University of Sydney |
| UW'gong |
University of Wollongong |
| UWS |
University of Western Sydney |
| XRF |
X-Ray Fluorescence |
GEMOC ARC National Key Centre